Commentary: NATO at 70: Cracks in alliance are significant
by Ivo Daalder, Los Angeles Times
Dec 06, 2019
3 minutes
There are really only three ways NATO could end:
- The United States, NATO's most powerful member, could walk away.
- Europe, led by one of the continent's larger and more ambitious nations, could break off to try and fend for itself.
- Or an outlying member could throw a wrench in the alliance's decision-making process, which requires unanimity, therein vetoing the organization into paralysis.
All three threats lurked on the horizon as allied leaders headed to London earlier this week to
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